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Train routes in Argentina
7 routes · classic 1 · night train 1 · scenic 3 · heritage 2
7 routes cross Argentina in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Tren Patagónico at 826 km; the fastest is the Tren a Mar del Plata, running up to 120 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1886. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
Open the world railway map →Classic (1)
- Tren a Mar del Plata
Rails reached the great Atlantic beach resort in 1886; today Chinese-built coaches cross 400 km of pampas from Constitución, packed with summer crowds.
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Night train (1)
- Tren Patagónico
Friday nights out of Viedma: sleeper berths, a dining car and an onboard cinema crawl across the Río Negro steppe to the lakes of Bariloche.
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Scenic (3)
- Tren a las Nubes
“Train to the Clouds”: zigzags and spirals up the Andes to the La Polvorilla viaduct at 4,220 m.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tren de las Sierras
Revived in 2007, this 1889 line climbs the Punilla valley past Lake San Roque, carrying refurbished ex-Portuguese railcars up into the Sierras de Córdoba.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tren Solar de la Quebrada
Lithium-battery railcars charged by a solar farm glide through the UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca to Tilcara — the first solar-powered train in the Americas.
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Heritage (2)
- La Trochita
Theroux’s Old Patagonian Express: 750 mm gauge, 1922 steam locomotives and wood-stove-heated wooden coaches across the steppe.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tren del Fin del Mundo
The southernmost railway on Earth: a 500 mm steam line laid by Ushuaia’s prison labourers in 1909, now puffing into Tierra del Fuego National Park.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence